Espanola Valley hasn't had much luck against Hope Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Espanola Valley Sundevils will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Hope Christian Huskies at 5:00 p.m. Espanola Valley is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Espanola Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Capital 88-65 on Monday. While the Sundevils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian hadn't done well against Albuquerque Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Saturday. Hope Christian escaped with a win against Albuquerque Academy by the margin of a single free throw, 68-67.
Espanola Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Hope Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Espanola Valley took a serious blow against Hope Christian when the teams last played back in March, falling 65-35. Can Espanola Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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